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SWEDEN IN FOCUS

LISTEN: King’s 50th jubilee, and must Swedish citizenship be ‘protected’?

In this week's episode: Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrates 50 years on the throne, several countries block Swedish pork after swine fever outbreak, unemployment on the rise, and Migration Minister Maria Malmer Stenegard on why Swedish citizenship 'must be respected and protected'.

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This week host Paul O’Mahony is joined by The Local’s Emma Löfgren and Becky Waterton, and we also have an interview with Sweden’s migration minister, Maria Malmer Stenegard.

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Here are links to some of the stories we discuss this week:

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Swine fever

Unemployment

Citizenship

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How will lower interest rates affect your life in Sweden and how likely is a 4-day week?

Security fears and parties in Malmö for Eurovision, Sweden lowers interest rates, and Sweden Democrats get caught running a social media troll factory. For Membership+ subscribers: talk of a 4-day working week, why so many homes are coming up for sale, alleged Russian sabotage of rail routes and why the Malmbanan railway is so crucial for Sweden.

How will lower interest rates affect your life in Sweden and how likely is a 4-day week?

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Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local’s Richard Orange and Emma Löfgren. 

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

Eurovision

Money

Politics

Property

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